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Khalema, Sechaba
🇱🇸FIDE 14317176· Male· Lesotho· Born in 1996
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Sechaba Khalema, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1785. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Lesotho National Chess Championship and Lesotho Independence Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Year Opener Chess Championship Blitz) recently. His peak of 1837 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2021); he also reached #1 nationally in Sep 2014 and spent 25 months as #1.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1785
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1871
All-time high
1837
−52 pts below
Jul 2021 · age 25
Jul 2021 · age 25
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#81,083
#81,083 · players worldwide · of 218,279
25 months in #1 nationally (2014–2016)
25 months in #1 nationally (2014–2016)
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 29
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1669 → 1784
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
Sep 2022
2021
All-time peak 1837
at age 25 · −52 from today
Jul 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1827 → returned at 1837
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1793 → 1785
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
9W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #9 | 1713 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/5 | #1 | 2519 | +12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTokelo KlaasCM
🇱🇸LES·1882
+4 −5 =13
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLebajoa TsepheCM
🇱🇸LES·2002
+8 −10 =3
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKhanyapa Theko
🇱🇸LES·1884
+8 −4 =3
15 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsRamokotjo Lekau
🇱🇸LES·1633
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMotsamai Bokang
🇱🇸LES·1779
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Lesotho
#6
out of 85 players
Africa
#2,795
in continent
World
#81,081
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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